The health benefits of cabbage include treatment of constipation, stomach ulcers, headache, excess weight, skin disorders, eczema, jaundice, scurvy, rheumatism, arthritis, gout, eye disorders, heart diseases, ageing, and Alzheimer's disease.
Cabbage is abundant is Vitamin C – even more than orange. Vitamin C, being one of the best anti oxidant, reduces free radicals in your body which are the basic causes of ageing. It also helps repairing the wear and tears in the body. Thus it is very helpful in treating ulcers, certain cancers, depressions, for strengthening immune system and fighting against cough and cold, healing of wounds and damaged tissues, proper functioning of nervous system and thereby help curing Alzheimer’s disease etc.
Cabbage is very rich in fiber. This helps retain water and forms the bulk of the food and the bowels. Thus it is a good cure for constipation and related problems.
Cabbage is a good detoxifier :it purifies blood and removes toxins (primarily free radicals and uric acid which is major cause for rheumatism, gout, arthritis, renal calculi, skin diseases, eczema, hardening and de-colorization of skin etc.). This detoxifying effect of cabbage is due to the presence of vitamin C and sulphur.
Cabbage, being rich in iodine, helps in proper functioning of the brain and the nervous system, apart from keeping the endocrinal glands in proper condition. Thus, it is good for brain and treatment of neurotic disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. The various other nutrients present in cabbage such as vitamin-E which keeps the skin, eye and hair healthy, calcium, magnesium, potassium, etc., are very useful for overall health. The cabbage can also be used for treatment of varicose veins, leg ulcers, peptic and duodenal ulcers.
Benefits of Cabbage:
1. Cabbage is anti – inflammatory vegetable
2. Cabbage contains lactic acid that acts to disinfect colon
3. Cabbage can also be used to reduce headache pain
4. Another benefit of cabbage is in it's anti –cancer properties and is also said to be able in treating other skin conditions
5. Drinking cabbage juice from the stem is a good remedy for ulcers.
The use:
1. Drink fresh cabbage juice if you suffer from gastritis
2. This is another benefit of cabbage. Drink 25 – 50 ml cabbage juice everyday to treat headache, asthma, bronchitis and other digestion problems.
3. White cabbage juice dabbed on mouth ulcers will make the healing faster.
These information taken from:
http://www.oohoi.com/natural%20remedy/everyday_food/cabbage.htm
http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/vegetable/health-benefits-of-cabbage.html
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Disadvantages of drinking coffee
While everybody seems to drink coffee, here are among the main reasons why we should limit the intake of coffee and stimulating drinks such as tea, chocolate and soda.
The main culprits in all of these are the caffeine. Here what caffeine does to our body:
1. Caffeine Is Highly Addictive
Like other drugs, caffeine causes a chemical addiction within the brain. Quitting coffee or soda can create withdrawal symptoms – headaches, sleepiness, irritability, anxiety – while the brain’s chemistry readjusts.
2. Caffeine Increases Stress Levels
Drinking four or five cups of coffee a day makes the body act as if it is under constant stress. Combined with additional work pressures, it can increase blood pressure significantly, leading to an increased risk of long-term heart disease, says a US report.
3. Caffeine accelerates Aging and Wrinkles
Caffeine contributes to the decline in production of hormones produced in abundance during youth – DHEA, melatonin, and others – which speeds the aging process. Because caffeine dehydrates the body, skin loses water from its cells, causing wrinkling and sagging.
4. Caffeine Accelerates Bone loss
Caffeine causes the urinary excretion of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and trace minerals, which can lead to osteoporosis.Some women are more likely to be affected by caffeine than others due to genetic factors; however, it seems prudent to recommend that all older women have adequate dietary calcium, and limit caffeine intake to no more than 300 milligrams per day.
5. Caffeine Causes The Mood Swings
Mood disturbances such as anxiety, depression, irritability, and attention disorders are aggravated by chronic caffeine consumption. Rather than increasing mental activity as many caffeine drinkers believe, caffeine actually decreases blood flow to the brain by as much as 30% and negatively impacts memory and mental performance. Mood disturbances may appear after the stimulant effect of caffeine wears off – often about three hours later prompting many to consume more caffeine and they may also appear during the recovery period after quitting caffeine.
6. Caffeine Disturbs Normal Sleep Patterns
Because it is a stimulant, caffeine keeps you awake longer, thereby shortening the amount and the quality of sleep each night, which takes a toll on your level of alertness the next day and overall health. Because of sleep deprivation and fatigue, a person might look to caffeine for a boost, thereby perpetuating the vicious cycle.
Excess caffeine in the body causes anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, headaches, muscle tremors, gatrointestinal problems, diarrhea, nausea and irregular heartbeat.
So, dear readers, considering the effect of caffeine to our body please choose your drinks wisely from now on. A good substitute will be a good herbal tea that do not contain caffeine at all.
Reference:
http://www.neelscorner.com/disadvantages-of-caffeine/
http://www.natural-homeremedies.org/blog/pros-and-cons-of-drinking-coffee/
The main culprits in all of these are the caffeine. Here what caffeine does to our body:
1. Caffeine Is Highly Addictive
Like other drugs, caffeine causes a chemical addiction within the brain. Quitting coffee or soda can create withdrawal symptoms – headaches, sleepiness, irritability, anxiety – while the brain’s chemistry readjusts.
2. Caffeine Increases Stress Levels
Drinking four or five cups of coffee a day makes the body act as if it is under constant stress. Combined with additional work pressures, it can increase blood pressure significantly, leading to an increased risk of long-term heart disease, says a US report.
3. Caffeine accelerates Aging and Wrinkles
Caffeine contributes to the decline in production of hormones produced in abundance during youth – DHEA, melatonin, and others – which speeds the aging process. Because caffeine dehydrates the body, skin loses water from its cells, causing wrinkling and sagging.
4. Caffeine Accelerates Bone loss
Caffeine causes the urinary excretion of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and trace minerals, which can lead to osteoporosis.Some women are more likely to be affected by caffeine than others due to genetic factors; however, it seems prudent to recommend that all older women have adequate dietary calcium, and limit caffeine intake to no more than 300 milligrams per day.
5. Caffeine Causes The Mood Swings
Mood disturbances such as anxiety, depression, irritability, and attention disorders are aggravated by chronic caffeine consumption. Rather than increasing mental activity as many caffeine drinkers believe, caffeine actually decreases blood flow to the brain by as much as 30% and negatively impacts memory and mental performance. Mood disturbances may appear after the stimulant effect of caffeine wears off – often about three hours later prompting many to consume more caffeine and they may also appear during the recovery period after quitting caffeine.
6. Caffeine Disturbs Normal Sleep Patterns
Because it is a stimulant, caffeine keeps you awake longer, thereby shortening the amount and the quality of sleep each night, which takes a toll on your level of alertness the next day and overall health. Because of sleep deprivation and fatigue, a person might look to caffeine for a boost, thereby perpetuating the vicious cycle.
Excess caffeine in the body causes anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, headaches, muscle tremors, gatrointestinal problems, diarrhea, nausea and irregular heartbeat.
So, dear readers, considering the effect of caffeine to our body please choose your drinks wisely from now on. A good substitute will be a good herbal tea that do not contain caffeine at all.
Reference:
http://www.neelscorner.com/disadvantages-of-caffeine/
http://www.natural-homeremedies.org/blog/pros-and-cons-of-drinking-coffee/
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Benefit of Oats
The common oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other grains). While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed. Oats make up a large part of the diet of horses and are regularly fed to cattle as well. Oats are also used in some brands of dog and chicken feed.
Probably the oldest known oat grains were found in Egypt among remains of the 12th Dynasty, which was about 2,000 B.C. These probably were weeds and not actually cultivated by the Egyptians. The oldest known cultivated oats were found in caves in Switzerland that are believed to belong to the Bronze Age.(1)
Oats are chiefly a European and North American crop. These areas have the cool, moist climate to which oats are best adapted. Russia, Canada, the United States, Finland, and Poland are the leading oat producing countries. Oats are adapted to a wide range of soil types, thus temperature and moisture conditions are the usual limiting factors as to where oats are grown. Perhaps no other country uses oats as much in their cropping system as does Scotland. Some winter oats are produced in the United States, but most are spring oats produced mainly in the north central states.(1)
Benefits of oats:
Oats are a common breakfast dish and are an excellent source of iron, dietary fiber and thiamin. They also contain antioxidants that are believed to protect the circulatory system from diseases such as arteriosclerosis, which affects the arterial blood vessel.
There are many variations of oats, and each one characterized according to the way in which they have been processed. Steel cut oats are whole, crushed grains of oat, which has been cut into smaller pieces. Steel cut oats are less processed and have a nuttier flavor. They are also commonly referred to as coarse-cut oats, Irish or Scotch oats.
One hundred grams of dry, rolled oats contain about 380 calories, 67 grams of carbohydrates, 16 grams of protein and 6 grams of fat. They also contain 0.7 milligrams of thiamin, 0.7 milligrams of vitamin E, 4 milligrams of iron and 474 milligrams of phosphorous.(2)
Oats also is great for nervous system as it has large amount of Vitamin B complex. it is also high in calcium, potassium and magnesium.
Tips on eating Oats (3)
1. Eating oat regularly will lower your blood cholesterol level
2. Buy and eat oats if you're feeling sad. It’s a natural antidepressant - will make you feel calmer and normally used to treat depression, anxiety and nervous disorder
3. Unrefined oatmeal can be eaten on regular basis to reduce stress while cooked oats will relieve fatigue
4. Because of its high fiber content, the other benefit of oats is in protecting us from bowel cancer.
Creative uses (3)
1. A bowl of oat porridge with a spoonful of honey makes a calming breakfast for a child in the morning before an exam
2. If you suffer from constipation, try eating raw oats before looking for any drugs.
3. Oatmeal bath ( a form of water therapy) will help heal eczema and other skin conditions
4. Make it your choice of cereal if you want to reduce your cholesterol level. Take it daily.
1. http://www.agron.iastate.edu/courses/agron212/Readings/Oat_wheat_history.htm
2. http://health.learninginfo.org/oats.htm
3. http://www.oohoi.com/natural%20remedy/everyday_food/oats.htm
Probably the oldest known oat grains were found in Egypt among remains of the 12th Dynasty, which was about 2,000 B.C. These probably were weeds and not actually cultivated by the Egyptians. The oldest known cultivated oats were found in caves in Switzerland that are believed to belong to the Bronze Age.(1)
Oats are chiefly a European and North American crop. These areas have the cool, moist climate to which oats are best adapted. Russia, Canada, the United States, Finland, and Poland are the leading oat producing countries. Oats are adapted to a wide range of soil types, thus temperature and moisture conditions are the usual limiting factors as to where oats are grown. Perhaps no other country uses oats as much in their cropping system as does Scotland. Some winter oats are produced in the United States, but most are spring oats produced mainly in the north central states.(1)
Benefits of oats:
Oats are a common breakfast dish and are an excellent source of iron, dietary fiber and thiamin. They also contain antioxidants that are believed to protect the circulatory system from diseases such as arteriosclerosis, which affects the arterial blood vessel.
There are many variations of oats, and each one characterized according to the way in which they have been processed. Steel cut oats are whole, crushed grains of oat, which has been cut into smaller pieces. Steel cut oats are less processed and have a nuttier flavor. They are also commonly referred to as coarse-cut oats, Irish or Scotch oats.
One hundred grams of dry, rolled oats contain about 380 calories, 67 grams of carbohydrates, 16 grams of protein and 6 grams of fat. They also contain 0.7 milligrams of thiamin, 0.7 milligrams of vitamin E, 4 milligrams of iron and 474 milligrams of phosphorous.(2)
Oats also is great for nervous system as it has large amount of Vitamin B complex. it is also high in calcium, potassium and magnesium.
Tips on eating Oats (3)
1. Eating oat regularly will lower your blood cholesterol level
2. Buy and eat oats if you're feeling sad. It’s a natural antidepressant - will make you feel calmer and normally used to treat depression, anxiety and nervous disorder
3. Unrefined oatmeal can be eaten on regular basis to reduce stress while cooked oats will relieve fatigue
4. Because of its high fiber content, the other benefit of oats is in protecting us from bowel cancer.
Creative uses (3)
1. A bowl of oat porridge with a spoonful of honey makes a calming breakfast for a child in the morning before an exam
2. If you suffer from constipation, try eating raw oats before looking for any drugs.
3. Oatmeal bath ( a form of water therapy) will help heal eczema and other skin conditions
4. Make it your choice of cereal if you want to reduce your cholesterol level. Take it daily.
1. http://www.agron.iastate.edu/courses/agron212/Readings/Oat_wheat_history.htm
2. http://health.learninginfo.org/oats.htm
3. http://www.oohoi.com/natural%20remedy/everyday_food/oats.htm
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